- Asafoetida is a resinous gum of a tall
perennial herb, with robust carrot-shaped roots. It is dirty yellow in
colour with a pungent smell. It is used as a flavoring agent and forms a
constituent of many spice mixtures.
- Asafoetida has several varieties which
are distributed from the Mediterranean region to Central Asia. It is grown
in Iran and Afghanistan. The other species, known botanically as Ferula
northex, grow abundantly in Kashmir, Western Tibet and Afghanistan. It forms
a good substitute for asafoetida.
- Asafoetida contains resin, gum,
volatile oil and ash. The resin consists chiefly of asaresinotennol, free or
combined with ferulic acid. Umbelliferone seems to be present in the
combined state.
- The gum resin asafoetida is used as a
flavoring, food preservative, and fragrance. It is used as a folk remedy for
a wide variety of ills and as an aphrodisiac, diuretic, sedative, and
stimulant.In Ayurveda, the gum is used to improve appetite and digestion. It
also relieves colic and flatulence.
- In Ayurveda, the gum is used to
improve appetite and digestion. It also relieves colic and flatulence. In
Malaysia it is used for abdominal distress. In Japan it is used as a
vermifuge and for stomachache. It is also a valued carminative,
anti-spasmodic, and used in conditions of dyspepsia and in bronchitis.
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Introduction
- General Information
- Ferula asafoetida
- The Structure Of the Gum Asafoetida
polysaccharidei
- Ferula foetida
- Encyclopedia of Species
- Herb Information
- Tattva's Herbs
Growth And Cultivation
- Gum oleoresin
- Ferula assa-foetida.L
- Plants for a Future
- Devil's Dung
- Spice Description And Uses
- Propagation And Cultivation
Company Profiles
- National Foods
- Asafoetida Company
- Mother Herbs & Agro Products
- Annapurna
- Ramdev Food Products Pvt Ltd.
- AshapurA Food Products
- Chakra Compounded Asafoetida
- India Agro Industry
- Company & products
- Company - wholesale
Medicinal Uses
- Uses And Considerations
- Asafoetida for Digestive weakness
- Healing Power And curative Properties
- Medicinal Information
- Home Remedy
- Mundane Uses
- Benefits of Asafoetida
- Clinical Overview
- Therapeutic Uses
- Narthex Asafoetida
| Project Information- Project Outline
- Project & technology offer
- Research Study
- Galbanic Acid
- Preparation of Ferutinine from Ferula genus plants
- Cosmetic treatment
Suppliers - Asafoetida Manufacturers & Suppliers
- Global Exporters And Manufacturers
- Wholesalers
- Companies Lists
- Suppliers List
Market and Report - Botanical Medicine Monographs and Sundry
- Phytochemical variability in Iran
- Department of Materia Medica, Therapeutics And Pharmacy
- Parliament Of India
- Dispensatory Of the United States Of America
- Asafoetida Prices Touch Record High
- Sustainable Utilization of gum and Resin By improved Tapping Technique
- Materia Medica
- Asafoetida In The Marketplace
- The Role Of Medicinal Plantsin Afghanistan's Trade
- Consultant
- Home Garden
- A Tale of two Ancient spices
- Khanapedia
- Aromatic Resinous Gum
- Material Safety Data Sheet
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